Regardless of the varieties of interpretation of the poem, the journey itself arrests attention. With the expedition of death, the poet leaves her life; the life disappears behind her like a receding landscape. The sun imagery in the poem indicates light in the poem. The children and the fields of gazing grain suggest warmth and vitality. In the latter part of the poem, ‘darkness’ is emphasized by the expression “the sun is gone”; ‘cold’ by “the dews drew quivering and chill”. The tone of the poem gradually changes towards vagueness.
Dickinson started her poetic writing without the purpose of making it public. Her portrayal of time’s haunting image and inevitability of death in human life brings her close to many other legendary poets of English
Dickinson started her poetic writing without the purpose of making it public. Her portrayal of time’s haunting image and inevitability of death in human life brings her close to many other legendary poets of English